Characteristics 1
The power to rule is inherited
What is Monarchy?
Power to rule is held by one person or a small group
What is a Dictatorship?
Citizens hold the power of rule
What is Democracy?
people vote for government officials
What is a Democracy (or a Constitutional Monarchy)?
United States
What country has a Democracy?
People are allowed to participate in government decision-making
What is a Democracy? or What is a Constitutional Monarchy?
the king, queen, or emperor has absolute power
What is Monarchy (absolute monarchy)?
the rights and freedom of the people are protected
What is Democracy?
people can only participate in support of the government
What is a Dictatorship?
Great Britain
What country has a Monarchy (constitutional monarchy)?
people elect government officials
What is a democracy?
rule by a king or queen or emperor
What is a Monarchy?
rule by a king or queen but the people have rights and freedoms
What is a Constitutional Monarchy?
citizens can criticize government policy
What is a Democracy?
China
What country has a Dictatorship?
people elect officials to help the King or Queen
What is a Constitutional Monarchy?
power is gained by force
What is Dictatorship?
Officials elected in countries that have a monarch are elected to what government body?
What is Parliament?
Only Nobles can advise the king and serve in the army
What is an Absolute Monarchy?
The meaning of the word "demos" from democracy
What is "common people"?
People have no rights
What is a Dictatorship or an Absolute Monarchy?
The meaning of the word "monos" from "Monarchy"
What is alone?
the oldest form of government
What is Monarchy?
The meaning of the word "Arkhein" from "monarchy"
What is "to rule"?
North Korea
What country has a Dictatorship?